Requirements and Curriculum

Your program will consist of courses addressing foundational public health knowledge and competency areas, required and elective concentration courses, a field training experience and an integrative project.

The MPH in epidemiology is 49 credits. Students who began before Fall 2018 may complete 47 credits.

Up to 9 credits may be transferred from previous coursework and up to 6 credits may be waived. A minimum of 43 credits must be completed, regardless of any waivers or substitutions.

The program can be completed in four semesters of full-time attendance or up to eight semesters of part-time attendance.

Advisement

You will be assigned a faculty advisor who will assist you in planning your academic coursework and other program requirements. Learn more about advisement.

MPH Courses

The following courses are required for students beginning Fall 2018. Students who began before Fall 2018, please see the prior curriculum.

Foundational Courses (16 cr.)

CHB 501 Study of Health Behavior (fall, 3 cr.)
CHB 507 Public Health Professionalism and Teamwork (summer, fall, spring, 1 cr.)
- Students who completed the Interprofessional Education (IPE) online module series in their Field Training experience by taking 3 credits of EEH 544 prior to Fall 2019 do not take this course
EEH 501 Principles of Epidemiology (fall, 4 cr., Must be completed in the first semester)
EEH 530 Introduction to Health Care Organization (fall, 3 cr.)
EEH 550 Environmental Health (spring, 3 cr.)
EEH 590 Contemporary Issues in Public Health (1 cr., students take 3 semesters, and should register for at least 1 fall and 1 spring semester)

Statistics Requirement

Must be completed in the first semester

EEH 505 Application to Biostatistics to Epidemiology I (fall, 1 cr.)
STA 527 (LEC) Statistical Analysis I (fall, 3 cr.)

Biology Requirement

EEH 520 Biological Basis of Public Health (spring, 3 cr.)

Students with college-level coursework in human biology, or anatomy and physiology may be approved to waive this course and take an additional elective.

Concentration Courses

EEH 502 Advanced Methodology (3 cr.)
EEH 506 Application to Biostatistics to Epidemiology II (4 cr.)
EEH 573 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (3 cr.)

Elective Courses--9 credits

Select three courses from the list below.

Students can petition to take courses outside their concentration area or at the PhD level if the course is relevant to their future career plans and they obtain permission of the course instructor and the director of graduate studies.

Field Training Experience

Apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom and engage in the practice of public health through a placement at a site of your choosing. Register for your department's version of this course.

EEH 544 MPH Field Training (3 cr.)

Integrative Project

Incorporate what you learned from the program coursework and your field training experience into a paper and presentation that addresses a specific public health issue. Register for your department's version of this course.

EEH 630 MPH Integrative Project (3 cr.)

Interprofessional Forum

Interprofessional collaborative practice, or the ability to work effectively on teams with professionals across many health or health-related disciplines, is an important competency for public health professionals. MPH students gain foundational interprofessional concepts in CHB 507 Public Health Professionalism and Teamwork.

MPH students also participate in one Interprofessional Forum during their MPH program. The Forum is offered once per semester and upcoming dates can be found on the forum.
To register for a Forum, follow the steps in the MPH Student Resources portal in UBLearns.

MPH Courses for students beginning before Fall 2018